Congratulations To the Winners of the First Annual Plein Air at the Fair!

What an amazing fun time painting at Plein Air at the Fair...The Wisconsin State Fair's 1st annual event! Congratulations to all the winners!

GRAND CHAMPION
Lothar Speer

Lothar Speer
Grand Champion

Scott Hefti
Reserve Champion

Stephen Wysocki Award of Merit

Terry Fischer
Best Fair Animal Award

D.K. Palacek
Best Fair Food Award

Les Leffingwell
Best Fair Action Award

Michael Pintar
Best Fair Entertainment Award

Congratulations 2013 Door County Plein Air Winners!!

Best of Show: Mark Boedges, VT

"Niagra Escarpment"

Artists' Choice: Mark Boedges for  "Sturgeon Bay Shipyard"  (oil)

First Place: Marc R. Hanson, CO, for "Nearing Road" (oil)

Second Place: M. Shawn Cornell, MO, for  "Queen Ann and King Cloud" (oil)

Third Place: Aaron Schuerr, MT, for "Evening Surprise" (pastel)

Honorable Mention: Carol Strock Wasson, IN, for Starry Night Over Moonlight Bay"  (pastel)

1st Place Dockside Quick Paint open event: Rick Brawner, WI, for "The Chief" (oil) 

 For his award, Rick will participate as a featured artist in the 2014 Door County Plein Air Festival.

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2013 Cedarburg Plein Air Event!!

Best of Show
Tom Nachriener
Old and Warm

 1st Place
Brian Sindler
Early Morning By the Pond

2nd Place
Bonnie Paruch
Remembering Hilbert Street

3rd Place
Darron Lillian
Columbia and Bridge Roads

Sandra McCutchen Pape Award
Best of Downtown Cedarburg
Lori Beringer
Morning News

Honorable Mentions:

Mark Zelten
Sunday Morning Solitude

Martha Hayden
Cedar Creek Late Afternoon

Kathie Wheeler
Timlin's Tree

Kyle Martin
Good Food Great Times

Derek Davis
Hidden Gem

James Hempel
The Back Pasture

Alice Struck
Painting on the Riverwalk

Mathew Holt
A Whisper of Solitude

PT WASHINGTON PAINT-OUT:
1st Place	Derek	Davis	Light on the Dock
2nd Place	Tom	Nachreiner	Across the Channel
3rd Place	Larry	Seiler	Old Milwaukee Car Ferry Life Boat
QUICK PAINT:
1st Place	Paul	Bergquist	Sun's Here
2nd Place	Lori	Beringer	Meet & Greet
3rd Place	Elizabeth	Carr	Saturday Rain
PAINT THE FESTIVAL:
1st Place	Michael	Reif	Festival Gateway
2nd Place	Anthony	Sell	Coffee at Weeds

Door County Plein Air Festival 2012 Winners! Congratulations!!

1st place and Artists Choice Award
Marc Hanson
Monday Morning

2nd Place
M. Shawn Cornell
Horseshoe Bay Farm

3rd Place
Shelby Keefe
There's No Getting Away From It

Honorable Mention
Dawn Whitelaw
Sister Bay PM

Dockside Competition announces winners!
1st place and invitation to be a Featured Artist in the 2013 Door County Plein Air Festival: Lisa Stauffer
2nd Place: Rick Brawner
3rd Place: Julie Jilek

We Came, We Saw, We Painted: Acts of Plein Air at the Art*Bar

WIPAPA (Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association Invites you to the Artists Opening Reception/Awards Ceremony
At the Art*Bar 722 East Burleigh (Riverwest)

July 20th 6PM till???? PARTY!!!

Work may be viewed/purchased from July 20th till August 23rd

10% of the sales proceeds goes to Artists Working in Education so come and help us fill those art vans full of art supplies for kids who might not ever get the chance to do art!!

Congratulations 2012 Beloit Edge of the Rock winners!!

1st Place Kyle Martin

2nd Place  Pat Rodell

3rd Place Tom Linden

Honorable Mention Jenny Anderson

Honorable Mention Thomas Trausch

Honorable Mention Mark Zelten

Honorable Mention Jason Prigge

Brush With the Wind 2012

Call to Artists: 2012 Brush with the Wind : WIPAPA's Annual Juried Show

2012 Brush with the Wind : WIPAPA's Annual Juried Show will be held at the Richeson Gallery located at Jack Richeson and Company in Kimberly Wisconsin (557 Marcella St  Kimberly, WI 54136
(920) 735-5820)
Thanks to our sponsor and host!!

Accepted work will hang from May 10th-June 29th (this work will be shown at the same time as the Richeson75 International Landscape, Seascape and Architectural Show)

Artist Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held May 19th 4-6 After an open paint day in Appleton Wisconsin (8am to 3pm)

Cash Prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, places as well as an Honorable Mention along with product Awards by Richeson

ENTRY DEADLINE: APRIL 1st  2012

You may submit up to 4 images for consideration

All work must be done "en Plein Air" Started and finished on location (Please respect this) from 2011-2012

You must be a 2012 dues paid member to enter (see entry form at http://wipapa.blogspot.com/ To join)

Acceptance announcements will be sent the 10th - 12th of April

Pick up of unsold work is June 30th


STEP 1- REGISTER  right on the form below

STEP 2- EMAIL YOUR IMAGES TO MRICL4HLTH@AOL.COM Label each image with title and your last name!!!  ( send 300dpi images...remember good images can make or break inclusion into the show!!)

STEP 3- SEND $25 TO WIPAPA    N1289 State Rd 67, Oconomowoc, WI, 53066 (No unpaid registrations will be juried)

Congratulations Winners Richeson Fox Valley Plein Air Competition!

1st Place: James Hemple Morning Mist

2nd Place Kate Mueller  Morning at City Park

3rd Place Julie Jilek  The Glow

Thanks to the Jack Richeson Company and the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum for hosting this event!

Congratulations Winners 2011 Door County Plein Air Festival!

Exhibition Artists' Choice and Juror's Awards, Juried by Brian Stewart

Best in Show  Nocturne, Sister Bay  by Brian Sindler

1st Place  After Hours  by Colin Page 

2nd Place  The American Dream  by James Richards

3rd Place  Ice Cream and Shade  by Tom Nachreiner

Honorable Mention  Backyard View  by Marc Hanson

Honorable Mention  High Summer  by Stuart Fullerton

Honorable Mention  Lakeshore Patterns  by Joshua Been

Honorable Mention  Wednesday Afternoon in the Park  by Colin Page

Honorable Mention  The Heather J.  by Mark Boedges

Artists' Choice  Selected by the participating Featured Artists for a body of work created during the Festival - Frank Gardner

Dockside Quick Paint Awards, Judged by People's Choice

1st Place  Sitting in the Corner  by Katie Musolff 

2nd Place  Boats in Fish Creek Harbor  by Richard Brawner 

3rd Place  Simply Summer  by Teddy Jackson

Quick Paint Auction

Bill Suys

Mark Hansen

Bailey's Harbor

Fish Creek

Congratulations Winners Richeson Wisconsin Plein Air Exhibition

Congratulations all!!! Best of Show Kathie Wheeler "Home Farm" 1st Place Shelby Keefe "Fresh Trestle" 2nd Place Carol Molepske "Verdant Summer"  Work Hangs till September 18th ! See the varied Wisconsin landscape through the eyes of the artists of Wisconsin in the first ever Richeson Wisconsin Plein Air Exhibition. Experience the watercolor and pastel creations of 28 artists from across the state. Related Events Wednesday July 20th 12-12:30 Gallery Walk and Pastel Demo with the Director Bring a lunch and enjoy the backyard Fox Valley Plein Air Event CO-SPONSORED BY RICHESON SCHOOL OF ART & GALLERY AND BERGSTROM-MAHLER MUSEUM THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY AUGUST 4, 5 & 6, 2011 Paint the beautiful Fox Valley/Northeast Wisconsin area! Maps of potential painting spots will be available. Thursday August 4 paint in Brown County and Outagamie Counties: • Canvas stamping for today’s paintings at the Richeson Gallery 7AM-5PM • Evening reception/Painting Preview for artists and collectors at the Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI as well as the opportunity to view the Richeson 75 International Landscape competition exhibit Friday August 5 paint in Winnebago and Calumet Counties • Canvas stamping for today’s paintings at the Richeson Gallery 7AM-5PM and at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum 7AM-5PM Saturday August 6 paint in the cities of Appleton & Neenah/Menasha • Canvas stamping for today’s paintings at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum 7AM-10AM • Show/Sale of Plein Air Event artwork at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum 4pm-7:30pm as well as the opportunity to view the Richeson 75 Wisconsin Plein Air exhibit at Bergstrom-Mahler. • Invitational reception for artists and collectors at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Saturday, August 6 from 4-7:30pm Show/Sale of Plein Air Event artwork at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Click here for more information. Thank you exhibition sponsors: Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the state of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.